Chapter 114

Finn followed Timothy through the woods, headed in the direction of the commotion in the distance. They’d been alerted by Almera of a disturbance nearby. From the distinctive hawk cry she’d given, it appeared someone was in trouble this time, perhaps a Lycan. So he and Timothy ran flat-out for the spot and hoped like hell it wasn’t some kind of trap.

They’d been chasing off King's hunters from the edges of their territory for the last three days, and they were both covered in mud and leaves and badly lacking sleep. This was one of the worst hunter’s outbreaks that he could remember.

The sound of a woman’s high pitched scream rent the air and Finn pushed himself harder. It seemed Almera was right, someone was in trouble. It wasn’t a voice he or Timothy recognized, however, so they slowed their pace as they approached and snuck up near the area where the sounds were coming from.

A woman kneeled in the leaves with a ring of four King's hunters surrounding her. Her head was b